The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-07-21
The National Education Association.

tlonal thought and work, as well as
thousands of the rank and Gle of the
teaching profession.
The meeting just closed in Chica 60
was the largest in the history of the
Association, and brought together
the largest body of teachers ever
assembled in America, if not in the
world. In this great gathering of
nearly twelve thousand teachers.
Minnesota was we'll represented.
PresidentStron of Carlton college,
discussed the relation of the Chris
tian college to our system of educa.
tlon.- ~
President Gray Of ST. Cloud, made
report on the condition of the Nor
NAL schools in the United States, and
Professor AcCieary of Mankato No..
NAL school, took part in disc rs.
sing, "Wbat can be done TO enlig,aten
and arouse the people and excite
public sentiment in favor of Educa.
ton"
These papers were admirably pre-.
pared and were an honor alike to
their authors and tina state which
they repres ented.
The delegates from Stearns county
embraced, President Gray, Professors
Hyde and Shoemaker of th e Normal
school, Supt. G. C. Schmidt of st.
Cloud Normal school and Supt. Ro-
choil from the western end of the
county. Sank Centre was represent
ed by Prof. Rocheleau, Misses Allen,
Stiles, Burgess, Wolcott and Eta
Lewis OF her teachers, and Mr.. r. r.
Greene of the book depar tment.
The above named party, with few
selected friends, secured a sleeper,
and it Is needless to say found it
pheasant riding ON ran"--that Is
except the dust, heat and seasicisness
in which few of the ladies Sd W fit
to indulge.
The Association held two general
meetings daily: one commencing at
9 A. NJ. and the othes at SP. N. The
afternoon was given to meetin Is of
the various departments. The first
meeting consisted of an entertain
ment provided by the teachers Of
Chicago. The great feature of this
entertainment was a concert by the
celebrated Theodore Thomas orches.
ira, which was given i'm the EXPOSE
tion building, the hall used being
that occupied by tue great political
conventions. Notwithstanding the
intense heat, when the orche ,tra as.
cended the platform, they 70 und an
audience which filled all the seats,
aisles and galleries OF the i,nm ense
auditorium. The concert lasted an
hour, and commanded the close Is at
tention of all. At the close of the
concert President w. E. Sheldon
followed by the officers of the Asso-
citation mounted the rostrum and
called the vast assembly to order.
Add resses Of welcome were made
by Mayor Roche, Pres. Story of the
Chicago School Board, Supt. How.
land of the Chicago schools and Sr.pt.
Lane of Cook county. These I'D
dresses were responded to by the
president of the Association, after
which the regular program was taken
up.
While justice to report of such a
meeting as this demands a full &C.
count of each session, the writer of
this sketch finds it impossible to give
it.
The papers were such that no more
abstract without an explanation of
each could make them PALMA such
an account would become tedious.
Beginning with the relation of
physiological principles to the pro-
fession of teaching the subjects in.
creased in breadth and interest at
each successive meeting until at the
closing exercise the best methods
of educating the people at large
were discussed.
Valuable as these meetings were,
they by no means We're the only
source of profit and pleasure to the
Teachers. The educational exhibit,
embracing work from many different
cities and states, was CT great value.
This exhibit was admirably ar.
ranged and executed, and was pro-
neunced by competent judges better
than that made at New Orleans in
1885.
Botanica | and Geological speci-
mems prepared with great skill
greeted the eye in many sections.
Shop-work, tools, machinery and
mechanical drawing attested to the
efficiency of our industrial schools,
and the simple work of the inter.
mediate and grammar grades of
many localities attested to the value
and probability of manual training
In all schools. The beautiful decora.
tions of the Kindergarten, and the
skillful designs of the deaf and the
blind also found a prominent place
in the pupils, exhibit. The display
occupied nearly half of the floor
space of the great exposition build
ing and was thronged with visitors
duriRg the week, and among the
most interested and careful OBJ
servers were the children of Chicago
and surrounding towns.
The closing exercise Friday even
ing was by Chancellor Vincent of
Chautauqua fame on the valuc of
reading circles. The address was
such as only DIR. Vincent can give,
and was fitting close to the largest
and one of the most successful edu-
cational gatherings ever convened.
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